There are Holocaust films and then there is 'The Pianist'. Most will argue for 'Schindler's List' or 'Sophie's Choice' and I'd respectfully disagree. I actually found 'Schindler's List' void of emotion. And with all I've read about why, I still don't get that girl running around in that red coat. What the hell was that?
'The Pianist' won three Oscars but not Best Picture which went to 'Chicago'. Let me see: Best Screenplay, Director (the brilliant Roman Polansk)i and Best Actor Adrian Brody. But not Best Picture! Another one Oscar got wrong. So Wrong!!!
Adrian Brody. Damn was he great. One of the most deserved Best Actor Oscars of all time second only to Gregory Peck. He was odds on to lose and then defied the odds. I'm proud to say he won me the Oscar pool that year. I was the only one who voted for him. All the others voted for Daniel Day Lewis for 'Gangs of New York'. Now I'm not always the winner though my pick is usually the right one I admit with no humility at all. Like this year when Julie Christie lost. Shame on you Hollywood but more on that at a later date.
And now 'The Pianist':
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